Jaime Cousins - Mapping Out My Life

"I'm going to need to go to a college with a very highly rated psychology department." James Martin Cousins, who has autism, was a sophomore at a charter high school in Indianapolis when he was interviewed in 2011. He described his central role in creating his own Individualized Education Program…

Title

Jaime Cousins - Mapping Out My Life

Subject

Self-Advocacy
Education
Employment

Description

"I'm going to need to go to a college with a very highly rated psychology department." James Martin Cousins, who has autism, was a sophomore at a charter high school in Indianapolis when he was interviewed in 2011. He described his central role in creating his own Individualized Education Program (IEP) at Metropolitan High School. Jaime shares his educational goals after high school graduation and how he hopes to get his dream job doing research for the Lego company.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Date

2017-07-28

Contributor

James Martin Cousins - Interviewee
Philip Stafford - Interviewer
Peggy Holtz - Videographer/Editor

Rights

Copyright © 2017 The Trustees of Indiana University

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

084-mi

Access Rights

Open to all users

Bibliographic Citation

"Jaime Cousins - Mapping Out My Life" YouTube video, 00:07:38, interview excerpt 084-mi by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on July 28, 2017, https://youtu.be/N8nztK4LdAI.

Spatial Coverage

Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis

Temporal Coverage

2011

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